“Britain continues to respond with impressive fortitude and sobriety to a string of terrorist attacks claimed by the Islamic State.” In contrast, President Trump appears “to be doing his best to ruin U.S. relations with its closest ally — if any calculation can be imputed to his reckless and irresponsible tweets.”

“The stoic determination and decency of the British people and their leaders was on full display in the hours after the latest horrific terrorist rampage.” In contrast, President Trump “acted like a clod, a heartless and dull-witted thug in sending out a series of tweets” on the London attacks. “One is prompted to ask if he is off his rocker. But this is vintage Trump — impulsive and cruel, without an ounce of class or human decency.” With his tweets, Trump has embarrassed “himself—and America—once again.”

Trump’s tweets “tell more of the ‘real story’ than he understands: the story of a president with few commitments to a pluralistic society, with little impulse control and who still remains distinct – and distant – from the office he holds.”